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- freedomjoe, on 02/21/2009, -14/+410Great news!!!
"He is equally unsparing about Muslims who move to the West and then take up terrorism. "If they gave you permission to enter their homes and live with them, and if they gave you security for yourself and your money, and if they gave you the opportunity to work or study, or they granted you political asylum," writes Dr Fadl, then it is "not honourable" to "betray them, through killing and destruction..
Terrorist movements across the world have a history of alienating their popular support by waging campaigns of indiscriminate murder. This process of disintegration often begins with a senior leader publicly denouncing his old colleagues. Dr Fadl's missives may show that al-Qaeda has entered this vital stage."
this is fantastic...It's also a lot harder to justify terrorism against Pres Obama, who has offered respect if they are worthy of it. Every book I've read on terrorism says that is how you destroy their support from the INSIDE. - Zubata, on 02/21/2009, -4/+207It will be a beautiful day when binLaden is made to pay for his crimes.
- inactive, on 02/21/2009, -6/+157FTA: "Today, however, he (Dr Fadl) believes the murder of innocent people is both contrary to Islam and a strategic error. "Every drop of blood that was shed or is being shed in Afghanistan and Iraq is the responsibility of bin Laden and Zawahiri and their followers," writes Dr Fadl.
The terrorist attacks on September 11 were both immoral and counterproductive, he writes. ...
He is equally unsparing about Muslims who move to the West and then take up terrorism. "If they gave you permission to enter their homes and live with them, and if they gave you security for yourself and your money, and if they gave you the opportunity to work or study, or they granted you political asylum," writes Dr Fadl, then it is "not honourable" to "betray them, through killing and destruction"."
This is great news! An Islamic leader stands up against Islamic terrorism - are there any more courageous Muslims that will follow his lead? - frofisrael, on 02/21/2009, -1/+141Good for Dr. Fadl - he is beginning to see the light. Who is more qualified to know the truth about Al Qaeda than its own leader?
- gigatwo, on 02/21/2009, -5/+120Then again he is in an Egyptian prison, so it IS entirely possible that he was forced to write it.
I would hope not, but I'm just stating that it is a possibility. - inactive, on 02/21/2009, -14/+126Loving it!--This IS GREAT NEWS!!
- goatomatic, on 02/21/2009, -0/+88The best quote FTA
"Ramming America has become the shortest road to fame and leadership among the Arabs and Muslims. But what good is it if you destroy one of your enemy's buildings, and he destroys one of your countries? What good is it if you kill one of his people, and he kills a thousand of yours?" - sanwedgy, on 02/21/2009, -3/+89Lets hope the news channels pick this story up and spread it across the world.
- Stormwern, on 02/21/2009, -8/+69Yes, who could have guessed "global jihad" would lead to violence.. ><
- mogydy, on 02/21/2009, -1/+40Man, Almost ALL muslim leader public speak against terrorism. this is news because we now have somebody who created a terrorist organization speak against terrorism.
- Solkre, on 02/21/2009, -2/+33I'd think this would be headline Drudgereport material, except it's still about what bank will fail next.
I wish good and positive news would sell like negative news. - worseforwine, on 02/21/2009, -3/+31Don't you see that a group becoming a legitimized government is a step up from a terrorist group? Governments can be dealt with much easier than shadowy terrorist groups with no chance of diplomacy. Iran and North Korea seem so scary but if they started firing off missiles the WORLD would rise up against them to find a solution. If the people want to be governed by Hamas, give it to them. I have a feeling the people would quickly realize the truth in the saying "be careful what you wish for."
- eatasandwich, on 02/21/2009, -16/+44Just because Osama gave the world a massive nudge into insanity, doesn't mean that the "Republican President" acted in the correct way. You would think that if GWB was bringing liberty to the nations he throws bombs into, he might actually try to understand the people he's trying to save. He obviously didn't. That, my friend, is why he is deeply hated in the world outside your irrelevantly republican window.
- Zubata, on 02/21/2009, -4/+31You are either totally misinformed or in a sad state of denial. By the way, prisons are full of innocent people. If you don't think so, just ask them.
- inactive, on 02/21/2009, -26/+52I guess this guy didn't get the memo from the democrats: Every drop of blood shed in Iraq and Afghanistan is Booooooosh's fault.
/s - inactive, on 02/21/2009, -17/+39This split in Al Qaeda is great news! Like the split that occurred between the Sunni's in Iraq (after surge was announced) we could reap great rewards and possibly really win this war too. When the citizens of these struggling nations publicly get behind our efforts, it is proof that the tide has turned and success will follow. Let us all Pray that Obama and his collection of clowns don't screw it all up!
- copypastry, on 02/21/2009, -6/+26So wait. Neocons in the USA hijacked the Republican party, and this guy is basically claiming Neo-islamists (bin Laden) hijacked Al Qaeda?
Interesting take, actually. - ShindeKudasai, on 02/21/2009, -0/+20Or if you bothered to read the article it says Zawahiri wrote a TWO HUNDRED page rebuttal of Fadl's accusations. That would seem a bit overkill if the accusations didn't have the ring of truth to them.
- vpxx, on 02/21/2009, -2/+22"then it is "not honourable" to "betray them, through killing and destruction.."
it is not only not honourable, it is prohibited by Islam. - inactive, on 02/21/2009, -2/+21Don't hold your breath.
- worseforwine, on 02/21/2009, -0/+19O. B. Laden? You don't mean Old Ben Laden do you? That crazy old hermit?
- inactive, on 02/21/2009, -4/+22Oh, I see Iraq was all about the Oil. How much Oil do we get from Iraq again?
- inactive, on 02/21/2009, -6/+24I'm not entirely sure what their goal was in the first place. I mean, pulling that *****, it was just asking for us to open a can of whoop-ass.
- yutt, on 02/21/2009, -13/+31"The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the writings of our Founding Fathers. On the contrary, our Founders’ political views were strongly informed by their religious beliefs. Certainly the drafters of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, both replete with references to God, would be aghast at the federal government’s hostility to religion." - Ron Paul
"Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church and State." - Thomas Jefferson
Ron Paul is a poser right-wing evangelical douche-bag. He always has been and always will be. He masquerades as an anti-federalist to erode federal oversight of education and religious liberties. - specter19, on 02/21/2009, -0/+16Or you know, he wrote it himself. All he is basically doing is looking at the situation from a rational standpoint.
- Cynic09, on 02/21/2009, -24/+40Osama Bin Laden is dead. I don't care what those media/propaganda say. Funny how there isn't any recent videos of Bin Laden and the one that does purported to have him shows a strangely younger looking guy with blacker beard and some of them don't even look at him.
Nothing but propaganda. Don't let your media control you to help them in their agenda. - deathmatch, on 02/21/2009, -2/+17WoW, the most logical view to ever come out of al-qaeda!!
Its unfortunate that failed diplomacy led to more militant reactions. - xxxdrxxx, on 02/21/2009, -3/+18So... when's dad coming home?
- MusicMagi, on 02/21/2009, -1/+15This is good news. Enough blood as been spilled on the count of this stupid war, which of course was incited by the attacks of 9/11
- notaku, on 02/21/2009, -0/+14It's possible.
but we like to think its not the case. Right? - dandandantheman, on 02/21/2009, -1/+14There are loads of people living in the middle east that are vehemently opposed to terrorism. As much as I can't stomach religion, there are many good muslims out there with a mind set on peace.
The fact that they aren't all outspoken leaders doesn't take away from the fact that have goodness within them. - Zcott, on 02/21/2009, -7/+20So where are all the 9/11 "truthers" standing on this take?
- dtr300, on 02/21/2009, -0/+13That comment was crude, vicious, and uncalled for, and you should apologize to this young lady for your rudeness.
<<You come to my country and I should be thankful that you're not a murdering, pathological, terroristic, ingrate. Go back to whatever 8th century barbaric country you came from and take Obama with you.>> - ifruit, on 02/21/2009, -2/+15If you think 9/11 was an inside job, you're a ***** McDoucherson
- ShingoEX, on 02/21/2009, -2/+14Proof?
- bullhead2007, on 02/21/2009, -0/+11I like the good news. I'm just curious why it took so ***** long. I wish more prominent muslims would speak out against terrorism.
- pintomp3, on 02/21/2009, -1/+12Ron Paul also supports the state govermnent's right to ban sodomy:
"Consider the Lawrence case decided by the Supreme Court in June. The Court determined that Texas had no right to establish its own standards for private sexual conduct, because gay sodomy is somehow protected under the 14th amendment “right to privacy.” Ridiculous as sodomy laws may be, there clearly is no right to privacy nor sodomy found anywhere in the Constitution. There are, however, states’ rights – rights plainly affirmed in the Ninth and Tenth amendments. Under those amendments, the State of Texas has the right to decide for itself how to regulate social matters like sex, using its own local standards. But rather than applying the real Constitution and declining jurisdiction over a properly state matter, the Court decided to apply the imaginary Constitution and impose its vision on the people of Texas."
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul120.html
I wonder what other types of sex Dr. Freedom supports banning. - Ne007, on 02/21/2009, -2/+13Just ask the CIA...I'm sure they will hand over the evidence with no questions asked.
- lilamae, on 02/21/2009, -4/+14This proves that it is morally imperative to take the fight to the terrorists. If this man had not realized how high the cost of attacking the WTC would become, he never would have written this attack on Bin Laden and Zawahiri.
- WishItWerePaul, on 02/21/2009, -3/+13if you think about it, this quote kind of validates the (overly) aggressive steps america took after 9/11.
- dukeeeey, on 02/21/2009, -4/+14http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mztfFdpd1Rk
- novenator, on 02/21/2009, -38/+47***** again supercandy. The people of Iraq are no better off than they were under Saddam, unless you consider 2 million refugees, almost a million victims of violence, and well over 100,000 killed a success. Minorities and women have far less rights today then they did under the Baathists. The only thing your boy bush did was cost us a trillion dollars to fuel terrorism so we could pay over $4/gallon at the pump and turn a brutal dictatorship into a soon to be Shia theocracy like Iran.
- inactive, on 02/21/2009, -4/+13he's only 8 years to late
- CyberStriker, on 02/21/2009, -6/+15Hey Phonk, I think you dropped your tin-foil hat...
- yutt, on 02/21/2009, -6/+15Of course my post oozes anti-Paul sentiment. He's single-handedly destroyed a large segment of my generation's ability to consider political and economic philosophies outside of radical libertarianism and self-regulating (lol) free-market.
He's also an ignorant fundamentalist Christian, as I mentioned, who in the past used race-baiting to stir up support in his conservative Texan district, with help from his crony Lew Rockwell.
Ron Paul is a giant douchebag. - ionelementz112, on 02/21/2009, -5/+13You fight terrorism with more terrorism. I say we just drop a bomb on the Dome of the Rock and on the Kaaba (during the Hajj).
/s - inactive, on 02/21/2009, -11/+19I really like what he said about the western countries giving Arabs chances to study and have good jobs. That they shouldn't betray the west after the west opened its arms to them.
http://thearabicstudent.blogspot.com - kubedawg, on 02/21/2009, -0/+8Cynic, how do you know? Proof?
- Miketwo345, on 02/21/2009, -2/+10Their goal was to bankrupt us by dragging us into a long, drawn-out war and using guerilla-style tactics to keep it going -- just like they did to Russia.
Seems to be working a bit...sadly. - ThinkOutTheBox, on 02/21/2009, -1/+9@erthanalty
So you want to convert them to Christianity while we are over there too? War is more than just going over there to kill a bunch of people and destroy their way of life. There is also the war of hearts and minds.
Fact is what is done is done. And Iraq is not Sharia law not by any stretch of the imagination. Women can drive now and everything else.
Well the rate this it is going there is looking like there might be war on our shores. So when an invading Military destroys a bunch of our infrastructure and doesn't rebuild it you'll change your tune.
Another thing if your mad at our roads and bridges not being repaired take it up with the city, county, and state because that is also what your tax money should be going to. -
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